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• Wharf

(1):

(v. t.) To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs.

(2):

(v. t.) To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.

(3):

(n.) A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier.

(4):

(n.) The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.